loading...| Preferred Name |
pterygium |
| Synonyms |
surfer's eye pterygium of conjunctiva and cornea |
| Definitions |
A wedge-shaped fibrovascular lesion arising from the bulbar conjunctiva and extending to the cornea. It is caused by chronic exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation, heat, and dust. It may cause severe vision loss. Studies have linked pterygium to neoplastic proliferation and suggest that it may be a stem cell disorder. |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0005085 |
| database_cross_reference |
UMLS:C0033999 ICD9:372.40 DOID:0002116 ICD9:372.4 SCTID:77489003 MESH:D011625 EFO:0000678 ICD10CM:H11.0 NCIT:C133744 |
| definition |
A wedge-shaped fibrovascular lesion arising from the bulbar conjunctiva and extending to the cornea. It is caused by chronic exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation, heat, and dust. It may cause severe vision loss. Studies have linked pterygium to neoplastic proliferation and suggest that it may be a stem cell disorder. |
| exactMatch |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/ICD10CM/H11.0 http://identifiers.org/snomedct/77489003 http://identifiers.org/mesh/D011625 http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_0002116 |
| has_exact_synonym |
surfer's eye pterygium of conjunctiva and cornea |
| id |
MONDO:0005085 |
| label |
pterygium |
| notation |
MONDO:0005085 |
| prefLabel |
pterygium |
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